Glad that one is finally done. Frank De Dood was an abuser and bully way back in the 60's when we were both students at Rupertswood ....I was expelled because I ran away from the boarding school too often, Frank made a home of the place and stayed on and became a priest.

Is like pulling teeth getting these guys to court and convicted .....even though he pleaded guilty, the church lawyers do their utmost to conceal every little detail.there is no justice for Victims when this guy will go back to his Order after jail ......as have all the paedophile priests we have put away in the past .....the catholic church needs shutting down as they have yet to face up to the Royal Commissions findings.

_________________________“The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.”

Glad that one is finally done. Frank De Dood was an abuser and bully way back in the 60's when we were both students at Rupertswood ....I was expelled because I ran away from the boarding school too often, Frank made a home of the place and stayed on and became a priest.

Is like pulling teeth getting these guys to court and convicted .....even though he pleaded guilty, the church lawyers do their utmost to conceal every little detail.there is no justice for Victims when this guy will go back to his Order after jail ......as have all the paedophile priests we have put away in the past .....the catholic church needs shutting down as they have yet to face up to the Royal Commissions findings.

If you go back to the start of the thread you'll see Canon Law was well in question.Some suggested I was talking through my arse ...that I can understand being I was making some serious allegations about the church following their own laws.

Read on /these are directly fromThe Royal Commission findings and recommendations:

We are very clear that there should be no provision in canon law that attempts to prevent, hinder or discourage compliance with mandatory reporting laws by Australian bishops and others or to impede those who choose to report to the civil authorities…

We understand that, aside from the exception for reporting to civil authorities in jurisdictions where there are reporting laws, the pontifical secret currently applies to allegations of child sexual abuse made against clergy, as well as canonical proceedings relating to those allegations

(Final Report, Vol 16, Bk 2: 708).

The Royal Commission’s recommendation 16.10 states:

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference should request the Holy See to amend canon law so that the pontifical secret does not apply to any aspect of allegations or canonical disciplinary processes relating to child sexual abuse.

(Final Report, Vol 16, Bk 2, p.710)

_________________________“The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.”

and I thank the forum for allowing this thread to run. Every parent need be aware of this stuff. This isn't some social media beat up ....we the tax payers had to pay out near 600 million bucks to find this out. Time to tax some of these clowns.

_________________________“The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.”

I was lucky, even though I went to Catholic primary and brothers high schools in the 1960s and 1970s I was lucky not to experience any issues, even though the diocese had paedophile priests and the high school an infamous paedophile brother.

I sometimes think the one saving grace was despite coming from a strict Catholic family I was never pressured to be a Altar Boy.

The Royal Commission was about the 'Handling Of' the different organisations abusers......not the abuse itself.

Given the 'breaking news' .......please don't mention anything here which may cause the thread to be closed and would be playing into their hands.

The case that is relevant is the Archbishop Wilson case in NSW. This case is about hierarchs concealing crime/covering up child abuse. First case in australia ....and the highest level clergy on trial for this anywhere in the world. This is basically a test case ......many will follow if this precedent is set. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-12/ca...wcastle/9644816

Oz said.."I was lucky, even though I went to Catholic primary and brothers high schools in the 1960s and 1970s I was lucky not to experience any issues,......."You weren't pretty enough! :-D :-D ...excuse the pun/too early? :-D

Just take heart in the fact it's pretty well fixed about anyone hiding them any more. The Canon Law that caused the bulge in the catholic numbers/percentages against the rest/other orgs, religions, has been found to be caused by this Canon Law problem.anyone interested can read Kieran Tapsell's book 'Potiphar's Wife..' (need the e version as it has over 400 tags) the book points straight at the 'papal secrets' ....all starts with the crimen sollicitationis 1922/62/01. Kieran advised the Royal Commission which bought about many questions they asked the bishops. And still waiting for a reply.

Catholics more than anyone else want this fixed too. I've met many, not least Father Bob a few times. Character he is. Last time we met was at Louise Milligans book launch ..as I said 'lots want this fixed'and so best we hold our tongues in the interest of justice.

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_________________________“The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.”

Pell's case is about abusing ....while Wilson's case is about enabling paedophiles to abuse. Which is what the Royal Commission was about ...'the handling of child abuse'Wilson case is a watershed moment being he is the first ever to be found guilty of 'hiding paeds' .....is what the fights been about since the start. The head cop of the Victorian child abuse squad stood with me to explain to the Vic Inquiry and the Royal Commission just how the church secretly moved a paed to the sth pacific islands while I was in discussions with them and their solicitors in august 2000. His name was Senior Sgt John Raglus. ....all history now as they thumb their noses at our laws.

_________________________“The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.”